Crazy But Able

A friend of mine just got back from Phoenix and posted a bunch of photos on Flickr, including this picture of a hummingbird:

The caption of the hummingbird says “We spent hours practicing taking pictures of hummingbirds. How did we do?”
My first thought is, wow, that’s many more hours experience than I have of [...]

I got up with the baby and haven’t gotten back to sleep yet. Stupid internet, heck, stupid electric light bulbs. I should only light candles when I get up at 3:00 in the morning with the baby so that I’m encouraged to blow them out again when I calm the baby down and [...]

You are being lied to about pirates

Last night I had a weird dream about Hannah Arendt, only in my dream she was Hanna Ardent and instead of a humanist philosopher political theorist, she was an NPR/classical music vocalist rock star.
I’ve got to lay off the Miroslav Volf before bed!

Apparently Smarties have taken the place of Pixie Sticks

Simulating America 2006

Why isn’t the Obama administration accepting the repayment of TARP funds? Maybe there’s a credible explanation for this, and I for one would like to hear it.

Heavy metal music turns plus or minus 40 years old this year depending on how you define it. In honor of this, I’ve collected together a few Youtube videos from heavy metal’s early years. Enjoy!
Lucifer’s Friend – Ride in the Sky
Uriah Heep – Sunrise
Deep Purple – Fireball
Budgie – Breadfan
Led Zeppelin – Communication Breakdown
Scorpions [...]